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The World of Russia

Physical features of Russia

Water System Lake Baikal-Depth-5,714ft, deepest lake in the world Volga River-Longest river in Europe, Flows south to the Caspian Sea Mountains and Plateaus Mount Elbrus-Tallest mountain in Russia-Stands at 18510ft Central Siberian Plateau- Greater than 600,000 Sq. miles -Ranges from 1,300ft to 2,300ft Plains Russian Plain-extendends over 1,500,000 sq. miles and about 560ft in height

Climate and Vegatation

Climate Regions- Tundra-Vast, treeless plain, Lies north of Artic Sea Subartic-Sort summers and long, cold winters, Most of Russia Artic-Vey cold all year, northernmost areas of Russia Semiartid-Ht and dry, southwestern Russia Humid Continental-hot summers and long, cold winters, Western Russia Vegetation -Mountain differ plants due to Altitude -Divided into 11 different areas depending on the climate regions -These areas are conifer, decidious, mixed, woody tundra, steppe, meadow, semi-desert, desert, tundra, Artic desert, and water Area descriptions -10% of Russia is tundra -Taiga is the world's largest forest region -Steppe is a __#|broad band__ of treeless and grassy plains Population and Culture

Population -(2002)145,166,700 -(2010)142,856,500 -(2010)66,100,000 males, 76,800,000 females -Population has a slight decrease Ethnic Group- Majority of population is Tatars with 20.3% -Second most is Ucrain with Ukranians 7.4% -Third most is Bashkirs with 6.0% -The majority of the Ethnic Groups are on the western side of Russia Culture -Russian famly is dependent apon all famly members -They take great pride in thier culture and expect everyone else to respect it -Barely any secrets in the Russian communities

History and Government

Early History -Ancient Slavics first settled in Russia many centuries ago -First settlement existed about the 12th-13th century -Settled here long before the Egyptians built thier very first pyramid



Russian Revolution -Took place in 1905 -Reason for revolution was to make a home market -Not __#|successful__ of creating the home market -Increased the profit of hunger for their financies -Revolution ended in Octoberm 1905 by a promise to civil liberties and an elected parliament

Economy

History -When Vladimir Putin became president, Russia is an debt -Now they are vitrual macroeconomic revolution, is one of the largest creditors of U.S. debt is the world -has sustainable growing trends Transportation and Communications -Travel on roads, railroads, air transportation, water transportation, and public transportation -Use telephones, radio, __#|television__, and internet Environmental -Nuclear reactors have reached their designed lifespan -Produce a lot of the worlds greenhouse gas -deforestation and erosion

Global Issues

Nuclear waste -Russia has set off more than 600 nuclear explosions creating nuclear gas -This gas can remain radioactive for thousands of years -Some radioactive materials were dumped straight into the Bering Sea, Barents sea, and the Baltic Sea

Soil and Air -Toxic and airborne pollution damage the soil in Russia -Petroleum pipes often break leaving a leak that goes straight into the soil -In the 1990's Russian experts believed that only 15% of their population lived in acceptable air quality

Water -Fertilizer, sewage, and radioactive material are the most common -Lake Baikal (deepest lake) has a large factory that pollutes the lake -A lot of the serious polluters had been closed down